Game Preserves

     Game Preserves are different from any zoo because they give animal lovers a chance to save the animals from broken bones, endangerment, etc.  Game preserves can be much larger than regular zoos because the animals need so much space to roam.  Some game preserves are thousands of acres in size.  The animals live in their secured natural habitat so their environment has to be like their natural habitat.  The purpose of a game preserve is to save these animals from extinction.  Birds and fish are very popular animals in game preserves. 

Crow’s Nest Preserve

Lehigh Valley Game Preserve

Petting Zoos

       Petting zoos are establishments that offer relatively tame animals for children and adults to pet and feed.  These zoos are usually small in size.  The animals range from cows, deer, goats and fowl.  These animals are kept in barns, corrals and cages according to their needs.  The purpose of this type of zoo is to let the public experience touching and feeding small animals.  These animals need to be tame and gentle for the enjoyment of the public.

Banjo Creek Farms Petting Zoo

City Zoo

      A city zoo is located in a large town on an extensive built up area. Homes, businesses, parks and many people could surround the zoo.  These zoos have animals from around the world. These zoos carry technology to keep animals that would live in a completely different climate.  They have facilities with climate control and they recreated their natural habitat.  They control temperatures and make their surroundings look and feel like home.   These zoos bring enjoyment to the public and scientists can study and breed these animals.

Bronx Zoo

Philadelphia Zoo

San Diego Zoo

Animal Parks

Animal parks have naturalistic habitat exhibits that have replaced bars, pits, and cages.  There could be thousands of animals representing hundreds of species.  You could view herds of animals in replicas of their own habitat.  Usually you ride along in a safari type vehicle.  This is a great photo opportunity (not really).  The zoologists that work at the park care for these animals.  Hundreds of acres of ground and water are needed to secure the safety and well being of these animals so they can breed and survive.

Zooamerica-Hershey

Zoo Montana 

Rural Zoos

         Rural zoos are small area zoos where animals are kept for study and public display.  They are usually located in towns.  Very few have facilities to support tropical or exotic animals in their own habitat.  For instance, animals in the Elmwood Park Zoo in rural Norristown, PA have animals that live in North America only. 

Elmwood Park Zoo

Plumpton Park Zoo